Cardigans Books

We have a Corgi and this book shows so many of the things that our corgi does. I am giving this book to my husband for Christmas and I know that he will love it.

This is a wonderful book for any Corgi lover, it has great stories, advice and, lots of fun things to read. What a great way to help Corgi aid. Highly recommended! Every Corgi owner should have this.

Okay, I'm biased. I'm proud to have been a contributer and some small way to making this book possible. And it's a great book. If you have a Corgi (Pem or Cardi) or a Corgi mix, there are tips in here from some really experienced people. And stories, recipes (people and dog oriented) and pictures. A real delight for those of us who love the breeds. And if you're thinking about getting one, there's advice on how to pick one out, where to find one (hint, not at the pet store) and how to raise a well behaved dog. Not everybody's cut out to be a Corgi owner, but this book can hopefully help you decide.

And it benefits CorgiAid. I can't think of a better way to contribute to a great cause and get something useful in return.

If you are adopting a corgi or thinking about getting one, this is the book for you. It contains all information you will need to know to raise such a wonderful creature. Love the book so much that I'm almost mad at myself for getting it so late that now mine is almost 3 years old. :)

My wife and I have owned two cardigan welsh corgi's and they are the only breed for us. Bright, loving, beautiful, stubborn, loyal and hilarious, our two dogs have given us years of joy.

When our oldest died just three weeks short of his 17th birthday, we bought this book based on other reader's reviews in hopes of learning some information about breeders and how to deal with some behavioral issues exhibited by our now seven year-old, Morton. The book provided valuable knowledge and insights about these and other topics. If you're going to buy a book to learn about how to get your own corgi and raise him or her, this is the best volume I've read on the subject.

This book is a great source for knitters. Knitting from the top down provides the knitter with a great tool -- the ability to try the sweater on as you go. I replace the circular needle with a piece of yarn when I reach the expected place for the armhole. If it fits, I go on. If not, I add or subtract to suit the wearer.

You can use the patterns in this book for cardigans and for pull-overs. Just skip the opening! The book also provides directions for aran and DK weights, and basic sweaters and a multitude of different necklines, sleeves, collars, etc. One can choose a V-neck, with a big collar, a crew neck, a collar with loops and you can create your own. The important part is the shaping of the increases to create the sleeves and body. There are no seams and no problems.

The Top Down for Toddlers is a great addition for the little ones also.

I have made several sweaters from the patterns in this book and when I had an idea, but couldn't come up with how to do it, I emailed Deb Gemmell and got a quick and very helpful response. I think if you try it you'll like it.

Amaze your family and friends - and yourself - by knitting a cardigan sweater in a single piece. Imagine - no sewing! The instructions are crystal clear. The styles are attractive. Deb Gemmell has done for sweater knitting what Cat Bordhi has done for sock making New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One This is my New Favorite Sweater Book.

Chronicles life of Ronald Reagan from humble beginnings to success as a film star to his ascent to the presidency & current retirement. 1st prntg. Great photos!

For those looking for a visual biography, this books serves well. Using dozens of photographs spanning President Reagan's life, J.H. Cardigan takes the reader on a tour of Dixon, Illinois, Hollywood, Sacremento and finally Washington, D.C. While the books spans the entire life of the former President, the author moves at a quick pace, keeping the reader interested and entertained. One of the best in its category!

Another hit in the "Tek" series. On the edge excitement from page 1 to the last.

Another hit in the "Tek" series. On the edge excitement from page 1 to the last.

If you want to learn more about the Cardigan, or already love this wonderfull breed, you will like this book. So many breed books read like a generic dog book where only the breed name and pictures are changed. Information tends to apply to any dog. Not this one; it reads as if every word was written by someone who loves Cardigans. It is comprehensive and objective enough to help a potential Cardigan owner make a good decision and raise their dog well without boring you with too many things any dog lover would already know. Even the training and care sections are breed specific, taking into account the unique temprament of this dog.

"Unique collection of modern knitwear based on historical themes."

I've owned this book for several years. From when I first saw it in a bookstore, I had to have it.
Beautiful knitted creations. "Captured" historical periods with design styles and/or with colors. It also includes variations of the sweaters/jackets plus accessories chosen to enhance the styles.
The pictures of the actual knitted sweaters/jackets are clear and details are very clear. Then there are sketches showing the variations.
Patterns are well-written with clear diagrams.
If you are a knitter, you have to see Stitches in Time for yourself!

Another of Tim Egan's simple stories that nonetheless get the point across; never assume. We all feel for the unjustly accused Cardigan, and rejoice that he is being tried by a wise judge in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. My students and I love Tim's work, and this was another winner.

"The Reason Why" by Cecil Woodham-Smith and written in 1954 came as a recommendation through a friend of mine who is currently a major in the British Army. My familiarity with the Charge of the Light Brigade, which occurred during the British, French, and Turkish campaign against the Russians during the Crimean War up until reading this book was lifted from visual snippets from my childhood when my dad would watch the 1936 Hollywood production with Errol Flynn, by the same name, but taking place during the wrong war for the wrong reasons with all the wrong characters, and the often quoted Tennyson poem from which the title originates.

"Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred"

I'm glad I read this book and straightened out my truly twisted sense of British history on this one. I also learned a great deal more. This book is a masterpiece and I will feebly attempt to explain why. To understand what really happened during the Battle of Balaclava, Woodham-Smith starts to illustrate the political and military culture within Britain starting just after the turn of the Century and then directly after the British victory over Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. It is very important to understand that British officers did not attend formal professional military schools nor did they move up through the ranks, they bought their commissions and either learned in the field, engaged in self-study if they were interested in subjects such as warfare, or they lead and managed men based on instinct. Officership was entrusted to and required of only the upper social strata -- those who had a stake in the country were those best fit to lead the military, and more importantly were those less likely to turn the military against the social elite, themselves. This was how the stability of the British aristocracy was balanced and maintained -- in peacetime it works -- the military is not going to over-throw the country. During times of war -- it also works since the military with it's sabre now unsheathed, is typically sent abroad. When sound military leaders emerge and victories are secured, the system is self ratifying. When defeats occur abroad, however, the facts can be easily distorted to hide the incompetence of the officer elite and then too the system ratifies itself, or the aristocracy quietly takes care of it's own. The reason why, not the title but the reason the Light Brigade trotted ceremoniously, not galloped, into the valley of death had everything to do with why the British system of officership was a failure and must be changed.

The book is a masterpiece because it combines the domestic sagas of a Jane Austen novel complete with social circles, sex-scandals, and racial prejudices into a great discription of the reality of a military campaign in progress. Not just from the tactical descriptions of the battles as they were set-up and ensued but the logistics of supporting the infantry and the cavalry to get to those battles. After she describes in great detail the unlikely British victory at the Battle of Alma she quotes the Duke of Wellington who said, "Next to a battle lost, there is nothing more dreadful than a battle won", and from her descriptions of the pain and human suffering inflicted on both sides, the Duke was right. Yet Woodham-Smith adds even more to this book, the pure high drama of military incompetence at it's highest as Lord Raglan unwitting observes a battle unfold from his perch deep behind Russian, the enemy, lines. And of Lord Lucan, who want's to be in charge but is never in the right place at the right time. And to the Charge itself, when Captain Edward Nolan, who carried the charge order to Lord Cardigan, and who in a moment of his own clarity, the coup d'oeil that he himself had written about in the calvary manuals he had penned, gallops to the front of the charge to correct Cardigan's fatal misinterpretation of the charge and is ironically cut down by canon fire just before being able to divert the Light Brigade's direction away from the valley of death. High drama, ferocious battle, scandal, intrigue, incompetence, and an outcome that would forever change the way we train our military officers. A must read for every member of the military -- grunt to general officer, for every history buff, and for those who just like to poke fun at the British way of doing business or to understand why it is they do business their way.

I'm a student of history, both with a B.A.degree and a continued hunger to learn more about such events that brought about the Crimean War, 1853-1856. The book The Reason Why reads like a suspense novel. Only in this case the story is true and told with good accuracy. I don't believe there is a better book on the subject of the true characters and personalities of the officers who directed and fought in the Crimea War particularly The Ones that were part of the Charge Of The Light Brigade. Hurdrey-Angus Jordan

The actual events of the fatal day are covered in a chapter. The first few hundred pages set the scene. She spends a lot of time discussing personalities and the lives of 2 of the principle characters...but neglects other important characters and disregards any discussion of other interpretations. If you want to read a lot about why Lord Cardigan was disliked, read this book. If you want to know what happened, red 'Hell Riders'.

Outstanding. An in depth look at the actual people involved. Everybody knows what happened, here's how, or why if you will.

At the battle of Balaclava during the Crimean war, two incompetent, megalomaniacal aristocrats led a brigade of cavalry into a deadly gauntlet of Russian artillery. The charge of the Light Brigade has been immortalized by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Cecil Woodham-Smith seeks to explain how such a tragedy occured.

Lord Lucan and Lord Cardigan were brothers-in-law who detested each other. Each possessed deep character flaws. To make matters worse, neither had led as much as a single soldier in battle and were completely unfit for command. Yet, British army command was based on social rank, not experience, thus these two supercilious fools were to attain positions of power that inevitably led to slaughter.

Lucan was appointed divisional command of calvary while Cardigan received command of the light brigade. Two people completely incapable of working together would comprise a superior/subordinate relationship. Woodham-Smith provides interwoven biographies of both which culminate on that fateful day of 1854.

The Reason Why: The Story of the Fatal Charge of the Light Brigade is an excellent book. Swiftly-paced, well-written, and suspenseful, Woodham-Smith's effort contains that quintessential British literary charm found in historical works of mid-20th century and earlier. It's a charm which lends itself to extended and pleasurable reading. As a history buff, I can't get enough of it and appreciate the abundance I found here. 5+ stars.

This book is full of detailed information and all you want to know about the Pembroke Welsh Corgis and Cardigans Corgis.

I have a few other books on the breed but I found this one to be all I wanted to know about them. Enjoy!

The book was filled with good information regarding the breed and temperment of the Corgi's. Although lacking some more specific details on training, it served to provide background material to help with training of the corgi puppy. I would recommend the book to any corgi owner wishing to know more about corgis in general, but there are better books for training.

I bought this book while I was still puppy-hunting, and it was great. It has lots of tips and breed-specific info about both Cardigan and Pembroke Welsh Corgis, and was invaluable in helping me locate a good breeder and find the best puppy for us. It also has great tips for when you first bring your puppy home, and is full of gorgeous color pictures. A+.

The problem with many dog-related books is that they contain a few dozen pages related to the breed & the rest is filled with generic information that pertains to all breeds. This book in particular deals with corgis the whole way through. A great deal of helpful information concerning corgis appears within.

If you already are familiar with the corgi breed, you'll love this book because it's filled with marvelously appealing photos of corgi puppies! There's an unusual number of great photos, unusual even for a book about the breed.

The book also is right on the money with advice on how to raise your corgi to avoid behavior problems. These are working dogs, and if they are trained properly (and it's easy) they are a delight, but without that training they can dominate the household and be a real nuisanced. It's clear that the author knows a lot about the breed.

Most dog books are about dogs in general, with little about the particular breed. You get the impression that there's a general dog book on the word processor that's customized slightly for each breed. This is a book about corgis, written to be just about corgis, and full of great information that's useful for every corgi owner.

This book was an engrossing read. It provided new insights to aspects of WWII (like the Irish experience) that I hadn't known, and gave a vivid feel to the place and time leading up to the Normandy invasion. The characters came alive as they faced tough choices. Hope this is made into a movie that does it justice.

I say old-fashioned because this is definitly an old-fashioned sort of book. It would not have raised any eyebrows if it had been published during the time that it was set. Whether you view that opinion as a plus or a minus depends on your personal taste in historical fiction.

"Cardigan Bay" is at once a romance and an espionage thriller, set during World War Two. The story is woven from several threads, some of them fairly well known - such as the elaborate and ongoing planning for the Normandy invasion by the Allies, the work of the top-secret code-breakers at Bletchley Park and the plot by anti-Nazi German military officers to assassinate Hitler. The central character, a British Army officer named Charles Davenport, is a thoughtful and erudite man - unhappily married and even more unhappily divorced. Upon recovering from wounds sustained in the fighting in North Africa, he moves into a staff job, working out a means of landing masses of soldiers on the Normandy beaches. He has a brief meeting with a lonely Irish-American woman, Mary Kennedy, who has returned to her grandparents' seaside house in County Wexford. Mary, widowed and grieving for a child and a husband, had been corresponding with a soldier in Davenport's company. Mary and Charles strike up a friendship - a love affair even - through letters over the next few years.

The final thread, which binds the rest together, is the neutrality of Ireland during that war, and the proclivity of the Germans to work with certain elements of the violently anti-British IRA. The writer has used this circumstance to create the surprisingly sympathetic character of the Abwehr agent who goes by the nom du guerre of Eamon O' Farrell. That he is not who he says he is at first is obvious; that he is revealed as a German spy is something the alert reader can see coming from several chapters away, so I am not giving up any plot development. But the final character revelation is an interesting twist and one that in the narrative is left hanging.

Carefully researched, and in places almost lyrically descriptive, there are a handful of flaws. Charles's dialogue does not quite sound entirely British, in places - he says "Sure," to indicate agreement and assent, where an Englishman of that time and place would have said "Certainly" or "Of course." I also thought the conversation where Charles and a fellow officer exchange talk about their respective wartime top-secret jobs struck a false note. In the military that was and still is the sort of matter not talked about outside the `shop', even among close friends. There is no way that someone at the highest level of planning the invasion plans would have mentioned details of his work to an outsider, nor would a Bletchley insider have voiced the slightest whisper about the Enigma device. It was necessary for the plot for those two characters to know what the other was involved in - but I think it would have been more realistic and more historically accurate for the two characters to merely have dropped some allusive hints about their work, and let the other character have figured it out, rather than just laid it all out openly.

I enjoyed this book. The apparently factual historic events made the story interesting and the book compelling. I found the writing style refreshing and liked the WWII era sexual modesty. It was nice to read a book that reminded me of the innocence (compared to today) we no longer see or read about in our society. It reminded me of a black and white movie.......I could see one of the debonair actors of the day as Maj. Davenport. I liked reading about the war from a British perspective and the absence of cynicism was a plus. I hope this author writes again. He has a gift. I wouldn't say that I could not put the book down, but I definitely wanted to finish it. I liked the characters.

This book grabs your attention from the first page. A painless way to learn history of the events leading up to D-Day and a wonderful love story. The author's attention to detail makes you see this as a movie on the big screen.
My friends have all read it and loved it. cound NOT put it down.